Italy: Making Divorce Possible

Only eight major nations in the world, all
Catholic, do not allow divorce. They are Italy, Spain, Ireland, Brazil,
Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Paraguay. Of the eight, the one closest
to ending its prohibition is the home of the church it self. Italy's
Chamber of Deputies last week began full debate on a bill that would
allow civil divorce for one of seven reasons. Parliamentary observers
predict that the bill will pass, probably before the end of the year.

Divorces have been difficult to obtain in Italy since ancient times. Ac
cording to...